by APFLI | May 4, 2016 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
A clear and welcome ruling came down Tuesday, 3 May 2016, from the NY Appellate Division in an assisted suicide case in which NDY filed a friend-of-the-court brief joined by ten other national and state disability organizations. The Court found no constitutional right...
by APFLI | Jan 29, 2016 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Canada’s Supreme Court has given the government a four month extension to pass legislation on euthanasia, after which there will be no legal protections. The court struck down a law banning euthanasia last February in the case of Carter v. Canada. The ruling...
by APFLI | Nov 1, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The disability community has been trying to have honest end-of-life conversations for years. After all, we’re the real experts on the front lines of the health care system that serves (and, sadly, often underserves) dying people. But for the most part, the megaphone...
by APFLI | Aug 17, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive, Studies - Depression / Suicide / Mental Health
September is suicide prevention month, and grim though it may be, the disability, aging, and veterans communities are among the most likely populations to feel pressure to end their lives and, sadly, do so. In an effort to re-claim conversations about quality of life...
by APFLI | Jun 16, 2015 | Responses - Declarations / DPA / Advance Directives / Talking Points
[Comment: NDY has done great work in the Brittany Maynard case. I read NDY’s blog, and NDY’s activism is amazing and far surpasses anyone else’s. Please read these excellent NDY talking points below to get a picture of the great work done by Diane Coleman and Stephen...
